Stand



April 18, 1950 R. J. cAMPAGNA STAND Filed Jan. 30, 1948 W m/m a 6 MI N mad Patented Apr. 18, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim. a

This invention relates to improvements in stands or supports, and more particularly to the provision of stand for supporting articles such as water jugs, bottles, and other receptacles.

At picnics, races, and similar outings, it is desirable to support water jugs, baskets or the like above the ground, and it is an object of the invention to provide a simple stand or support provided with means for stably holding a jug, basket These and other objects are attained by the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and illustrated by the following drawings, forming a part hereof, and in which:

i Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a device embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the top portion of the device.

Fig. 3 is a side view of the jug holding portion shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an elevational view showing the stand supporting a jug or other article.

Referring to the drawings, the device is shown to comprise a circular ring I0 having attached thereto a plurality of tubular supporting legs II, which are attached to the ring I0 by means of rivets I2, bolts or other suitable means. Connected to the ring I0 are U-shaped bands I3, which serve as a base to support a jug or other article, there being two bands I3, but there may be more if desired.

The legs I I are provided with longitudinal slots I6 which communicate with a plurality of transverse slots I5 in which may move set screws I4. Telescoped in the legs I I are rods I! to which the set screws I4 are attached, the set screws being movable in the longitudinal slot It.

As shown in the Fig. 3 the jug or article holding base has the U-shaped members which include the horizontal portions I3 and the vertical portions I8.

In operation, the rods I! can be moved in and out of the tubular legs II by positioning the set screws in the slot I6. After the rods have been adjusted to the desired length to properly support the stand on an inclined surface, they are turned so that the set screws move into the proper slot I5, after which the screws I4 can be tightened to hold the device in a stable condition.

From the above description it will be seen that there has been provided a simple and effective device for supporting jugs, baskets, and the like in a horizontal position on uneven surfaces. The device is preferably made of metal, but. can obviously be made of other suitable materials.

The above description is to be considered as illustrative and not limitative of the invention of which modification can obviously be made without departing from the scope of the appended claim.

The invention having been described, what is claimed is:

A stand, comprising a pair of U-shaped members connected together at their centers, a circular ring attached to the free ends of said members, a plurality of tubular legs attached to said ring, rods telescoped in said legs, said legs having a plurality of spaced notches opening into longitudinal slots, and thumb screws movable in said slots and notches to clamp the rods to the legs at adjusted positions.

ROSS J. CAMPAGNA.

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